2/20/2025 6:38:22 PM Companies House picks up the pace on authorised corporate service providers and identity verification By Kathryn Saunders Catherine Sellars The pace is picking up on implementation of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA), which will introduce a...
2/19/2025 11:30:30 AM Fraudsters at Companies House? A reason to dig a little deeper By Megan Manganaro Miranda Joseph Gofer Mining plc is a multibillion-pound mining company, or so it seemed… Outside of its website (last updated in 2022) and Companies...
1/31/2025 5:14:21 PM Board alert: navigating an ambush by activist shareholders By Katie Philipson With shareholder activism continuing to rise, the recent decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC): 1Globe Capital...
1/6/2025 5:40:30 PM New regulations make it easier to protect residential addresses listed on the public register By Catherine Sellars The Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (Protection and Disclosure of Information and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024...
10/25/2024 2:38:15 PM Companies House releases updated timings for identity verification By Catherine Sellars Companies House has recently published its outline transition plan for implementing the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act...
10/24/2024 2:01:48 PM New IoD Code of Conduct for Directors -helping directors to discharge their duties By Kathryn Saunders It is easy to become cynical about business practices and the conduct of directors, especially when high profile cases such as the recent...
10/11/2024 2:44:42 PM Financial penalties – on their way from Companies House By Lucy Barnes After much talk about forthcoming financial penalties, Companies House has now issued guidance as to how it intends to utilise its power...
9/13/2024 4:38:25 PM Executives in hot water under proposed Water (Special Measures) Bill By Luke Fahy-Spada On 4 September 2024, the government introduced The Water (Special Measures) Bill into Parliament. Amongst other things, the Bill will...
8/14/2024 11:57:27 AM Identity verification at Companies House - coming soon By Lucy Barnes As those of you who have been following the progress of the implementation of ECCTA (Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023)...
8/13/2024 11:30:52 AM Six years on: large private company reporting and the Wates Principles By Kathryn Saunders The Wates Principles were developed in 2018 to meet a new legislative requirement for large private companies (those with either more...
7/1/2024 12:15:11 PM The IoD’s Voluntary Code of Conduct for Directors: will it help UK business win back trust? By Katie Philipson Last month the Institute of Directors (IoD) launched a public consultation on a Voluntary Code of Conduct for Directors. The Code is...
5/20/2024 6:03:12 PM Update on UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements By Catherine Sellars Last week, the UK government provided an update on the implementation of the UK's Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) framework....